Research reveals the opportunities EU employees are presenting to cyber-attackers on social media and messaging applications

LONDON, UK, September 15, 2016 – Blue Coat Systems, Inc., recently acquired by Symantec, the global leader in cyber-security, today revealed the results of an online study carried out by YouGov among 3,130 workers in various industries across Great Britain, France and Germany. The survey suggests that organisations are still being exposed to increasingly sophisticated cyber-threats posed by social engineering, where personal and work information is gathered, often via social media, and used to deliver advanced threats into networks.